Furniture fixture



April 23, 1929- G. E. RoEDDKlNG 1,710,321

FURNITURE 'FIXTURE Filed Nov. 3, 1926 foG/Wf Gordon E. Boz i c2121 Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

NirEo STATES PATENT OFFICE.

l GORDON E. ROEDDING, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR '10 GRAND RAPIDS BRASS COMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

FURNITURE FIXTURE.

Application filed November 3, 1926. Serial' No. 145,939.

The present invention relates to xtures or fittings adapted for mounting on articles of furniture and the like, particularly such fixtures as hinges, locks, latches, etc.; and its vbject is to provide such fixtures so formed as t0 not mar or deface the surface of the articles whereon they are mounted.

This object is attained by, and the invention finds embodiment in, t-he fixture or fitting hereinafter particularly described in the body of this specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a face View of a hinge mounted on the body of a refrigerator and carrying the closure of its door opening;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view of said parts taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1 and 'Figure 3 is a vert-ical sectional View thereof taken on line 3 3 of' Figure 1.

When metallic fixtures or fittings, such as hinges. locks, latches, etc., are mounted on the varnished, enameled, polished or otherwise high' finished Surface of a base, as an article of furniture or the like, the edges of such a fixture when the same is forced into ti ghtcontact with such a surface in the process of mounting of the fixture thereon, are liable to visibly mark, or otherwise mar or deface such surface. The object of the present invention is to obviate this difficulty.

In the accompanying drawings, a hinge fixture is shown as one embodiment of the invention, the saine having the leaf 1 secured by screws 2 to a base-the body 3 of a refrigerator or the like-, and the leaf 4 secured b v screws 5 to a base-the closure 6 for the refrigerators door opening-, said leaves being connected by the pintle 7.

At least one of these leaves of said hinge-- as leaf' 4 illustrated cross-sectioually in Figure 34-comprises a body portion 8, an edge portion 9 having an edge or extremity 10, and a. portion 11 intermediate said edge and the bodyV portion 8. This body portion is spaced outwardly from the base (the closure 6) and the edge portion 9, nearly parallel with said body portion, is also spaced slightly outwardly from said base as seen at 12. The intermediate portion 11 which forms a flange of the body portion has a convexly curved outer surface 13 which contacts the surface of the base in the mounted position of the fixture thereon.`

It will be seen that when the screws 5 are turned down to bring the leaf' 4 into tight Contact with the surface of the base 6, the convexy curved surface 13 of the fixture, when forced on the base, will not mark or mar the same; or in case of any slight marking or marring thereof, the same cannot be seen inasmuch as the edge portion 9 of the fixture extends outwardly far enough to cover and conceal the contacting point of the fixture with the base 6.

In the views, the-base 6 is shown covered `by a metallic finishing sheet 14 overlying the wooden understructure 15 of the base. It is particularly necessary that such metallic surfaces of bases as are provided by such metallic and highlyv finished sheets 14 be protected from the defacing or marring action of fixtures mounted thereon.

Although I have shown only one form of a fixture embodying my invention, it is evident that the same may be embodied inv many other fixtures having essentially the same structure as that shown in the leaf 4 of the illustrated hinge.

I claim:

A fixture adapted to be mounted on a frangible base and comprising a portion contacting;r the base and a marginal edge port-ion extending outwardly from said contacting portion a. sufficient distance and at such a slight acute angle relatively to the base as to conceal from view the contacting point of the `first-mentioned portion with the base, Whereby mars made on the base by said contacting portion are not visible.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand yat Grand Rapids, Michigan, this th day of October, 1926.

GORDON E. ROEDDING.

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